Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Screed

SCREED

-noun1. a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.2. an informal letter, account, or other piece of writing.3. Building Trades .a. a strip of plaster or wood applied to a surface to be plastered to serve as a guide for making a true surface.b. a wooden strip serving as a guide for making a true level surface on a concrete pavement or the like.c. a board or metal strip dragged across a freshly poured concrete slab to give it its proper level.4. British Dialect . a fragment or shred, as of cloth.5. Scot.a. a tear or rip, especially in cloth.b. a drinking bout.